Comments on: Cock blocking Microsoft http://www.metafluence.com/cock-blocking-microsoft/ This is beyond marketing, it is manipulation Thu, 17 May 2012 17:14:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Justin http://www.metafluence.com/cock-blocking-microsoft/#comment-715 Justin Sun, 07 Jan 2007 19:11:31 +0000 http://www.metafluence.com/cock-blocking-microsoft#comment-715 <strong>Michael</strong>, I haven't played with IE7 much. I did recently order Parallels so I can run Windows on my MacBook Pro, but I've yet to install it. <strong>Montoya</strong>, I agree that HTML derives much of its value from being an open format. I'm wondering whether or not the move to open Flash to Mozilla foreshadows opening it to everyone. Michael, I haven’t played with IE7 much. I did recently order Parallels so I can run Windows on my MacBook Pro, but I’ve yet to install it.

Montoya, I agree that HTML derives much of its value from being an open format. I’m wondering whether or not the move to open Flash to Mozilla foreshadows opening it to everyone.

]]> By: Montoya http://www.metafluence.com/cock-blocking-microsoft/#comment-691 Montoya Sun, 07 Jan 2007 03:18:53 +0000 http://www.metafluence.com/cock-blocking-microsoft#comment-691 The nice thing about HTML is that it is a single standard that everyone has a part in, not a proprietary format from one company. On way or another, a battle between Adobe and Microsoft over proprietary platforms on the web is dangerous to the open standard philosophy that makes the web accessible to everyone. We already have another trouble with trying to keep users up to date with Flash so they can view all the Flash content on the web... now we are going to have even more trouble getting the same problems with Sparkle. I hate to think so negative, but it's entirely possible! The nice thing about HTML is that it is a single standard that everyone has a part in, not a proprietary format from one company.

On way or another, a battle between Adobe and Microsoft over proprietary platforms on the web is dangerous to the open standard philosophy that makes the web accessible to everyone. We already have another trouble with trying to keep users up to date with Flash so they can view all the Flash content on the web… now we are going to have even more trouble getting the same problems with Sparkle.

I hate to think so negative, but it’s entirely possible!

]]> By: Michael http://www.metafluence.com/cock-blocking-microsoft/#comment-683 Michael Sat, 06 Jan 2007 21:48:49 +0000 http://www.metafluence.com/cock-blocking-microsoft#comment-683 Hmm... sounds like you have a preconceived opinion about MS. I've worked very closely with Adobe before and they have their own internal struggles as well as any other company. Netscape sold out to AOL. We love the underdog, but you have to admire Redmond's tenacity and determination to get it right (usually by service pack 3). From a corporate standpoint, they are a great choice. I like them as a consumer too. My iMac and Adobe updater are downloading as many nightly patches as my PC. But I also allow that others can prefer another OS, browser, website, whatever. I'm glad that everyone doesn't just pick one solution set, otherwise I'd be out of business. BTW, have you tried IE7 yet? I love the Zoom feature. cheers! Hmm… sounds like you have a preconceived opinion about MS. I’ve worked very closely with Adobe before and they have their own internal struggles as well as any other company. Netscape sold out to AOL. We love the underdog, but you have to admire Redmond’s tenacity and determination to get it right (usually by service pack 3). From a corporate standpoint, they are a great choice. I like them as a consumer too. My iMac and Adobe updater are downloading as many nightly patches as my PC. But I also allow that others can prefer another OS, browser, website, whatever. I’m glad that everyone doesn’t just pick one solution set, otherwise I’d be out of business.

BTW, have you tried IE7 yet? I love the Zoom feature.

cheers!

]]> By: nolawi http://www.metafluence.com/cock-blocking-microsoft/#comment-331 nolawi Mon, 18 Dec 2006 05:22:25 +0000 http://www.metafluence.com/cock-blocking-microsoft#comment-331 ha ha i just thought the title was too much! ha ha i just thought the title was too much!

]]> By: Justin http://www.metafluence.com/cock-blocking-microsoft/#comment-304 Justin Thu, 14 Dec 2006 07:17:31 +0000 http://www.metafluence.com/cock-blocking-microsoft#comment-304 atomic1fire, good catch. I guess I was feeling like everyone but Microsoft was allowed to play and that was open source enough. Yet, that's not true. Maybe Adobe will open it up to everyone. Maybe they won't. Maybe they'll do it over time in order to position themselves for the competition. Maybe not. It's uncommon for a corporation to offer something open source to an open source organization. What does it all mean?!?!?!?!? :) atomic1fire, good catch. I guess I was feeling like everyone but Microsoft was allowed to play and that was open source enough. Yet, that’s not true. Maybe Adobe will open it up to everyone. Maybe they won’t. Maybe they’ll do it over time in order to position themselves for the competition. Maybe not. It’s uncommon for a corporation to offer something open source to an open source organization. What does it all mean?!?!?!?!? :)

]]> By: LorriM http://www.metafluence.com/cock-blocking-microsoft/#comment-303 LorriM Thu, 14 Dec 2006 02:36:35 +0000 http://www.metafluence.com/cock-blocking-microsoft#comment-303 It will be interesting to watch this situation play out. Open source for me, thank you. :) It will be interesting to watch this situation play out.

Open source for me, thank you. :)

]]> By: atomic1fire http://www.metafluence.com/cock-blocking-microsoft/#comment-302 atomic1fire Thu, 14 Dec 2006 00:12:51 +0000 http://www.metafluence.com/cock-blocking-microsoft#comment-302 wrong adobe is a corporation wrong adobe is a corporation

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